Ptychoglyptus irregularis Reed 1940 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Synonym: Ptychoglyptus valdari Spjeldnaes 1957

Belongs to Ptychoglyptus according to Reed 1940

See also Candela and Harper 2014 and Williams 1962

Sister taxa: Ptychoglyptus alaensis, Ptychoglyptus bellarugosus, Ptychoglyptus ingenuus, Ptychoglyptus pauciradiatus, Ptychoglyptus virginensis, Ptychoglyptus virginiensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Norway (2 collections), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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